NHS 'worse than Estonia' - Managers get huge pay rise
Patients receive worse healthcare in the UK than in former Soviet state Estonia. Services in Britain were ranked 13th - one spot above Hungary - in a league table of 31 European nations. Responding to the results, Health Secretary Alan Johnson condemned the data as "flawed". The UK improved on its position last year, when it was four places lower, the report claimed. The best-performing countries in the Euro Health Consumer Index, conducted in Brussels, were Holland, Denmark, Austria and Luxembourg. A spokeswoman for Health Consumer Powerhouse (HCP), which has been compiling the annual index since 2005, said: "We hope this table sparks debate about having the NHS or private health services as are offered in the Netherlands." snip http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jn37lVExdNmuCcG8yag91y7Th8xg NHS executive salaries rocket during 'squeeze' The head of the NHS in England received a huge pay rise of up to 32 per cent at the same time as presiding over a below-inflation pay deal for nurses. Ministers face accusations of allowing the budget for senior NHS managers to almost treble in the past three years, from £1.2m to over £3.4m. David Nicholson, who became NHS chief executive in 2006, earned the equivalent of between £195,000 and £200,000 in that financial year. His salary rose to £215,000 to £220,000 in 2007-08 – a rise of between 7.5 per cent and 12.8 per cent. In addition he received £37,600 in a second homes allowance, bringing his total pay package to a maximum of £257,600, an increase of between 26 and 32 per cent on the previous year. Clare Chapman was recruited as NHS director general of workforce on a salary of £205,000 to £210,000 in 2006. Her pay increased to £245,000 to £250,000 this year, a rise of up to 20 per cent. And Christine Beasley, the chief nursing officer, saw an increase from £145,000 to £150,000 to £155,000 to £160,000 – a rise of up to 10 per cent. In the same period nurses were forced to accept a below-inflation 1.9 per cent rise as Mr Nicholson set out plans to "squeeze the pay bill in the NHS". snip http://tinyurl.com/6nynq4 Something wrong here.
Patients receive worse healthcare in the UK than in former Soviet state Estonia. Services in Britain were ranked 13th - one spot above Hungary - in a league table of 31 European nations. Responding to the results, Health Secretary Alan Johnson condemned the data as "flawed". The UK improved on its position last year, when it was four places lower, the report claimed. The best-performing countries in the Euro Health Consumer Index, conducted in Brussels, were Holland, Denmark, Austria and Luxembourg. A spokeswoman for Health Consumer Powerhouse (HCP), which has been compiling the annual index since 2005, said: "We hope this table sparks debate about having the NHS or private health services as are offered in the Netherlands." snip http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jn37lVExdNmuCcG8yag91y7Th8xg NHS executive salaries rocket during 'squeeze' The head of the NHS in England received a huge pay rise of up to 32 per cent at the same time as presiding over a below-inflation pay deal for nurses. Ministers face accusations of allowing the budget for senior NHS managers to almost treble in the past three years, from £1.2m to over £3.4m. David Nicholson, who became NHS chief executive in 2006, earned the equivalent of between £195,000 and £200,000 in that financial year. His salary rose to £215,000 to £220,000 in 2007-08 – a rise of between 7.5 per cent and 12.8 per cent. In addition he received £37,600 in a second homes allowance, bringing his total pay package to a maximum of £257,600, an increase of between 26 and 32 per cent on the previous year. Clare Chapman was recruited as NHS director general of workforce on a salary of £205,000 to £210,000 in 2006. Her pay increased to £245,000 to £250,000 this year, a rise of up to 20 per cent. And Christine Beasley, the chief nursing officer, saw an increase from £145,000 to £150,000 to £155,000 to £160,000 – a rise of up to 10 per cent. In the same period nurses were forced to accept a below-inflation 1.9 per cent rise as Mr Nicholson set out plans to "squeeze the pay bill in the NHS". snip http://tinyurl.com/6nynq4 Something wrong here.